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Kaylee Freese
Section 10
10/21/2010
Caste System
In India, the caste system plays a major role in the behaviors of people. What
caste you are in will determine how you will act in society. The Mahabharata gives
many examples of how the Kshatriyas act and

Arabia
Well, the first huge event here is Mohammed who just screws up the world
for all eternity. He lived from 570-632. Mecca, his birthplace, was a
commercial center and also a center for pagan cults. It is the most
important Arabian city ever. Period.

Carolignian Dynasty
Well, France was not taken by the Muslims. Yet, the Merovingian dynasty
is falling apart. Clovis was a divine ruler so of course his sons are also
from a line chosen by God and they get the throne. Over time they
interbreed and die in

China
Now we see what all of the homo sapiens are up to in ancient
China. The Xia dynasty is treated as myth but now thought to
have roots in the truth. It is the transition from the late Neolithic.
The Shang Dynasty is noted by bronze working, writing, a

Charglemagne
Now the Carolingian dynasty begins and Charles is a very active leader,
but still tends towards the Germanic values. The lord vassal relationship is
important. Again, personal instead of abstract. Freemen can say that they
are broke and go to

England
In 40 AD Romans conquered Britain. They built roads, villas, mosaics, and
radiant floor heating. The roads were still the best roads up until the 1700s.
Also in 120 they built a wall to defend against Barbarians. This was called
"Hadrian's wall" a

19th Century
We will begin our discussion of the 19th century with the Congress of
Vienna. This was formed in 1814-1815 to reconstruct Europe after
Napoleon's destruction. There were a bunch of diplomats there to settle the
fate of European government. Th

Bishop Bossuet
This guy died in 1704 and defended the absolute, divine right monarch by
using the Bible. All arguments are based on God and not science. To unite
people government was needed. God has held all authority for all time. So
monarchy is modeled

Confusious
Mencius was a Confucian scholar who lived 300 BC.
He argues that man is basically good and everything wonderful is instilled in oneself originally.
Better men only make better use of the basic endowment.
Government is easy for a caring ruler.
G

The Scientific Revolution takes place from 1500-1700. It is the birth of
modern mathematical and experimental science. It brings about a new set
of beliefs on the nature of the universe. The key point is the rejection of the
blind acceptance of Aristotle

Mythopaic Thought
So down in Mesopotamia and Egypt everything is caused by gods and
goddeses even the swamp grass and salt. There was no such thing as
nature or natural phenomenon- everything was directly driven by a god.
The Greeks were the 1st to break

17th Century Government
During the 17th century England was a constitutional monarchy where the
king was subject to the law. England also had an unwritten constitution.
France was an absolute monarchy in which the ruler was appointed by
divine right and w

Agricultural and Urban Revolution
So we continue with the history of the modern man in
Mesopotamia around 11,000 years ago when the Agricultural
(Neolithic) Revolution took place. This started with the cessation
of hunting and gathering. The population ha

Egypt
OK- The Old Kingdom of Egypt (2600 BC). In 3100 BC (the same
year that Uruk imploded) Egypt was politically unified. Pyramids
were started in the form of mastabas or pit tombs. These were
built up over time to become step pyramids. Pharaohs are the

Kaylee Freese
No Longer at Ease Essay
11/30/2010
Torn
No Longer At Ease shows us how Obi is torn between two cultures by the difference in
the way he treats his father and the way he views his mother when he comes back. Another way
we can see his conflict

14th century Crisis
The Great Famine took place from 1315 to 1317 in northern Europe. From
1000 it was actually a good climate and all. But around 1300 there was the
"Little Ice Age" with wetter, colder climate. The Baltic Sea and the Seine
both froze ove

Early Art
100,000 ya pierced shells were found in Israel and North Africa.
This means that they were used as jewelry. So, 70,000 ya
happens to be before the time when Homo habilis dies out. This
means that three species- Homo habilis, Neanderthals, and th

Feudalism Triumphs
The Carolingian empire collapses into feudalism. There is no more
centralized government. This demonstrates the triumph of the Germanic
values over the Roman values. There are four major characteristics of
feudalism.
Fragmentation of po

Fall of Rome
So Rome is like the big military power, the model huge system of
government, and the way of thought. At the time, the Empire was divided
up as Diocletian had done. Eastern Rome was strong with a high
population, good economy, trade and manufa

Greece
Now we hop over to Greece. Greece proper includes just the
peninsula on which Athens is located. Peloponnesus hangs off
on a land bridge and contains the great city of Sparta. Attica is
the peninsular region with Athens. Asia Minor is now Turkey an

Industrial Revolution
Hours of Labor
Even if someone wants to decrease the hours of their workers, the have to
keep up with others or abandon the trade. Long hours are bad due to the
increase of speed which machines make the workers work faster.
1833 acts

Classical Greece
Now comes Classical Greece or 5th Century Athens. This was the
origin of western civilization and lasted from 479-431. It was an
explosion of genius. Disregarding China, this was the first writing
of true history. A warrior wrote the hist

William The COnquerer
This guy is French and all, so he has to get people to respect him. So
William the Conqueror writes the "Ten Articles" with the help of magistrates.
He wants God to be represented in his subjects meaning that there should
be peace be

Evolution
First of all we have the Lucy species. Lucy was found in 1974 in
Ecuador. 40% of her skeleton was found. She was shorter,
wider, had more dense bones, a smaller brain, and only walked
up-right some of the time. She probably used tools, just not

The Enlightenment
So, the Enlightenment took place in the 1700s. The people who started it
were the philosophes. This is a French word fro an enlightenment thinker.
France is go figure, the center of the enlightenment. Paris in particular is
the ultimate

1603 Elizabeth I dies
James I & 4 becomes king of England
1610 King Louis XIII is King of France
1624 Cardinal Richelieu is head of King's council
1625 Charles I king of England
1629 Peace of Alais
1642 English Civil War begins
Cardinal Richelieu dies
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WWII
Adolf Hitler (1889-1945)
He couldn't stick to anything. He had had ambition but no constructive
drive. He wanted to be an artist, but the University at Vienna turned him
down. And one thing led to another and the United States dropped two
atomic bomb

Class: World History 120
Assignment: Paper II
Algeria decolonizing from France
Colonization was big during 1800s and Britain was the one that influenced
many other countries to start colonizing. Doing this would help their countries
flourish because by do

Class: World History
Date: 10/4/13
Primary source analysis
Women have to obey what their husbands say. This is what Muslims believe because
that is what is said in the Quran and the Sunnah. The Quran is said to be the spoken words of
Muhammad who was born